Symbolic meanings of the colors in Kente cloth

Meanings of the colors in Kente cloth:
Black—maturation, intensified spiritual
energy
Blue—peacefulness, harmony and love
Green—vegetation, planting, harvesting,
growth, spiritual renewal
Gold—royalty, wealth, high status, glory,
spiritual purity
Grey—healing and cleansing rituals;
Maroon—the color of mother earth;
associated with healing
Pink—associated with the female essence of life; a mild, gentle aspect of red
Purple—assocoated with feminine aspects of life; usually worn by women
Red—political and spiritual moods;
bloodshed; sacrificial rites and death.
Silver—serenity, purity, joy; assoc. with the
moon
White—purification, sanctification rites and
festive occasions
Yellow—preciousness, royalty, wealth,
fertility, beauty.

A variety of kente patterns have been invented, each of which has a certain concept or concepts traditionally associated with it. For example, the Obaakofoo Mmu Man pattern symbolizes democratic rule ; Emaa Da, novel creativity and knowledge from experience; and
Sika Fre Mogya, responsibility to share
monetary success with one's relations.
Legend has it that kente was first made by two Akan friends who went hunting in an
Asanteman forest found a spider making its web. The friends stood and watched the
spider for two days then returned home and implemented what they had seen. West Africa has had a cloth weaving culture for centuries via the stripweave method, but Akan history tells of the cloth being created independent of outsider influence.

Origin
The origin of kente is in the Akan empire of
Bonoman . Most Akans migrated out of the
area that was Bonoman to create various
states.

Source: Wikipedia